Ticket issuing and recording machine.



Y my. 779,557. PATBNTED JAN.- 10, 1995.

J. F. OHMBR a; B. H. BRIDENBABGH. 'HGKBT ISSUING AND REGGRDING MACHINE.

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J. P. OHMBR a E. H. BRIBBNBAUGH. TICKET ISSUING AND RBGDRDING MAGHINB.

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/Lcwwz 'Inventors Al nvneg No. 779,557. PATENTED JAN. 1G, IUU). J. F. OHMBB. 61. E. H. BRIDBNBAUGH, TICKET ISSUING AND RBGURDING MACHINE.

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APPLIGATION FILED MAR 25, 1904.

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vUNITED STATES Patented January 10, 1905.V

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN F. OHMER AND ELMER ll. BRI'DFNBAUGH, OF DAYTON. OHIO. AS-

SIGNORSTO THE OHMER FARE REGISTER CO.

- CORPORATION OF New YORK.

, OF DAYTON, OHO, A

ri'cn'i-:r Issuing; Ann RECORDING MACHINE.

'srncmcn'r'xiv fencing para of Leners Patent No. fzvessmnated Jennery 10.1905.

' Applicatien leil Merch 25, 3.964. Serial No. 199,978.

To (LZZ whom, it 11mg/ concern:

.Beit known that we, VJom F. Ommen and 'Eames H. '-Bmnnnnsnon, citizens of the l'United States, residing' at Dayton, in the county'of Montgomery and State of Ohio, here i invented cei'tnin'iiew'-irnd useful 1m proremcnts -in Ticket Issuing nund Recording Machines; and wefdo declalreithe following .tohe n"l full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as, will enable others skillcdin the art to which it appertui'ns to make and use the .sz-inne. Vreference -beirig .had to the acconiphnying drawings, and to the ligures of reference marked thereon, which fo'ri'n a. part.of this spe ilieation;

T is invention relates to improvements in, recording and ticket-issuing machines for pn hlic conveynces where receipt tickets or transfers are given'by conductors to passengers. The conveyences to which we refer are streetcars, traction-line cars, omnibuses, ttc.; and

the invention is designed tobe used preferably .Worn upon the person of the conductor, but it may be also conveniently attached in fixed position to a. counter or wall in close proximity vto atickct-Vselier at stations, or convenient places wheretickets or trnnsfers are sold. It

is a common thing-with street-cnr compnniesj p gcnerclly to issue tronsfersto passengers for continuing to ride upon another connection,

issuingr such transfers is by the hand; torn :or taken from n pad which is usually canried -in thehxmdcr pocket of the conduetor, :ind

wh'erc tickets 'are issue'dto passengers for the purpose of a receipt for the denomination of fare paid by such passengers the same system prevails es that referredto forthe issuing of transfers. Consequently the conductor may inadvertentlyvtear o two or 'more tickets or transfers by renscnof their sticking together, or if he he inclined4 he might tear ofi any number of them for the purpose of secretly transferring them toother' conductors tolle' turned in to the company in lieu-of cash collections, und thereby defraud the compnmnf In view of the ahogo conditions the present invention comprisesmechanism by 'means of which a single ticket or transfer nt a time muy be issued; mechanism jby means of which u A pril 3, i900.

ycoi-ding device.

ispccilicntion und pointed ont in the claims.

'lhc printingY device is nn improvement to some extent of' that shown and ldescribed in patent to John F. Ohmer, No. 646,757. dated lt may he here stated that the printing device has nothing whatever todo. with the tickets or transfers issued from the machine, hm is simpliv employed Vas a means' for taking statements from the machine at given {icrods to show the number of tickets or transfers issuexl. the time they were issued, :1nd other dntn.. The tickets used are previously printed and are consecutively numbered when plsccdin the machine.

Preccding n detailed description of the invention reference is made to the accompanying drawings, of whichA "Figure 1 is a perspective view of the css- `ingr inclosing e single ticket issuing and re- Fig. 2 is a. front elevation of' the device removed from the casing as shown in Fig. 1. tion taken on the line :c :e of Fig. 2 looking in the direction of arrow o. Fig. 4 is a similar sectional elevation looking in the direction of arrow l). Fig. 5 is e. top pian view of Fig. 2. Fig. 6, Sheet l, is a detail sectional view of the main shaft and the mechanism thereon. Fig. .7, Sheet 2, isle. detaii vViewV of the operati'ng-leverand thedeviees for actuating the perforntor. Fig. 8 is a. perspective view of thecnsing inclosingn single issuing' nndrecording Fig. 3 is n sectional elevadevice ns shown in Fig. l and printing de-VA vices for taking statements from the machine. Fig. 9 is n front elevation of the mechanism contained in the casing ns shown in Fig. 8. Fig. i() isndetnil View of the mechanism which operates the. directiomprnting wheel of the printing' devices. Figs. 1l und 12 nrc opposite side elevations Of the printing,r mechanism 20 ing parts.

45 may be employed for each device.

l and supporting-frame. Fig. 13 is a vertical section of the printing mechanism.' Fig. 14 is la front elevation of two ticket issuing and recoi-ding devices assembled to ether minus the printing devices. Fig. 15 lea view of one form of consecutively-numberedtic'kets. Fig. 16 is a detail of the locks for the operatingicrers where more than one ticket issuing and recording device is used. Fig. 17 is a detail plan view of parts shown in Fig. 10. Fig. 18

is a plan view of parts shown in Fig-12. Fig. 1'9 is a front elevation of our invention, the same showings. series of separate issuing devices, aseries of counting-wheels foreach of l5 said issuingdeviees, and a si ngle-series of totalcounting wheels common to all of the issuing devices. A

In a detail description of the invention similar reference 'characters indicate correspond- Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 ofthe drawings,

the mechanism'shown therein constitutes a single ticket or transfer issuing and Arecording device which is designed to issue and record consecutively numbered tickets or transfers from a continous ribbon and to visibly indicate the total tickets or 'transfers issued and recorded for any given' period of time. The devices shown in Fig. 14 comprise two of such ticket or transfer issuing and recording de vices assembled in ono casing and designed to issue and record from separate continuous ribbons of consecutively-numbered tickets or transfers. It is obvious that a further asscmbling of these devices may be obtained by multiplying the devices shown in Figs. 1 and.

2 and placing them in a single casing to be conveniently carried upon the person of the conductor or fare-collector. 1t will also be obvious that when two or more' of said devices fers or tickets issued from the entire machine.

ln describini.; the mechanism set forth in Figs. 1 and 2 it mai1 he stated that this mech anism is in the main duplicated or multiplied in assembling more than one ticket or transfer issuing and recording device. Therefore a description which eomprehends the mechanism shown in these ligurcs will suice for the invention illustrated in the remaining views of the drawings, with some exceptions or additions that will be referred 4to heroinafter.

The casing 1, as shown in Fig. 1, is of suitable sizcto accommodate the mechanism shown in Fig. 2 and has upon each side thereof a buckle 2 for the attachment of a suitable strap trip of the car or other conveyance.

to be carried around the neck of the person operating the machine. The front of the casing is provided Vwith a ticket or transfer issuing slot 3, through which each ticket or transfer issued and recorded is projected in a-position to be torn ci? against the upper edge of said opening. 4 dcsiguatesan opening in the frontof the casing, through which is exhibited the total-counters, which record and indicate the total tickets or transfers issued for any given period. 5 designates a vertical oblong slot through which the end of the operatinglever V6 projects in a position to be conveniently operated. 'The top of the easing is provided with a dial 7, with letters or other indications thereon denoting the direction of each Through the center of said dial there is projected a shaft 8, which turns on a pivot at its lower end on a. plate 9, said plate forming the upper inclosure of a passage 10, through which the ribbon of tickets or transfers is passed. A

'plate 11 forms the lower inclosure of this passage. (See Figs. 3 and 4.) The upper portion of the shaft 8 has a button l2, by means of which it is turned in part of acircle in two directions, as indicated upon the dial 7. There is suitable means on the button 12 to enable the shaft to be turned to the right position, as indicated on said dial. Upon the lower end of said shaft there is carried a. horizontai arm 13, the outer end of which has a tubular post 14, which supports a pin or perforatol` 15, the lower end of said perforator being pointed. The said `perforatcr moves in a curved opening t6 in the plate 9 and is adapted to be lowered to perforate each ticket, whilethe ribbon 17 lies in the passage 10. The arm arm 13 is moved in either direction from the button 12. Y Each ticket or transfer is provided with tbe words "Up, Down, East West, Northf South to indicate the direction of the passage for which the ticket is sold. The ticket, as shown in Fig. 15 of the drawings, has the words"Up" and Down thereon and the word Down has been perforated at 18 by the pointed end of the per` 'forator 15, said pcrforator having been first moved and such movement having been governed by the dial 7. 1f the perforator 15 is to be moved to a position to perforate the word "Up as shown upon said ticket, it would be moved to the other extremity of the slot 16, and the movement would be governed by the word Up as appearing on the dial 7. Bearing upon the upper end of the'perforator 15 there is projected a lip 19, which is mounted upon a shaft 20, which has its'ends journaled in the sides of the frame. Projecting from one end of said shaft 20 there is a crank-arm 21, which has connected to it a crank-pin 22, working in a suitable opening in the frame and connected with a pitman 23. This pitman is connected to the side of the frame by means of a headed guide-pingfwhich enters an angular slot 24 in 'los IIS-

tickcthereinbcfore referred to. The posi;

said pitman. The pitmun is maintuined in opsaid pitmen is inv itsnormal position, es in Fig. 3, the lip 19 exerts no pressure on the pcrforator 15; but it; is clearl that when the lever Sis depressed fromthelposition shown in said ligure thellipxl will lower against the `top of said perforator und will (lepre: said oratorvend perfor-ete the portion of the tion of the arm 13 -is secured during the operation-'of perfonrnti'ng the ticket or transfer by a spring 27, which ,presses upon n. pin 28 and is secured at oiennd to the plate 9. (See Fig. 5.) :Eheoperetii'g-lever vis loose.upon. the main shaft 29 and carries av ratchet-parel 30, which engages inthe upper vn'iovemcnt of said lever eretchetfwheel 31, the latter being connected-with 'ai sleeve 32, i which isloose upon said shnft.'- fSuidf operatingflever is mounted upon the huljof said ratchet-wheel 3l. (See Fig. (5v-l -v 33 is a. spurw-heel' lying on the outer side ci the frame and having a iixed connectionV with the ratchet-wheel 31. -Said spur-wheel 33 meshes with a pinion 34 above, which is fixed to thf'shaft of the primary' feed-roller 35. This feed-roller is constructed of a suitable numberof-drums, with intervening sawtoothed disks 35', the whole being rigidly united upon a common shaft and the toothed edges of the disks 35 beingmade to project slightly ,beyond the circumference of the drums. By this construction of the primary feed-roller a positivo .and accurate feed of the ticket or transfer ribbon is at all times certain. Said ribbon is maintained in Contact with said primary feedwoller by a smaller feedrollcr 36, which has a suitable number of circumferentinl grooves which are in alinement with the toothed disks, so that the ribbon will be engaged by thefeedrollers. y The upper feed-roller 3G is mounted 'upon a frame 3i', whichishingcd upon a shaft 38, the latter having afspring 39 coiled 'about it which is instrumental in holding the frame 3T downward in a. position which maintains the roller 36 in proper reietivc position with the lower feed-roller. One side of the frame 3f? has an Yarm 40, (see Fig. 4,) by means of which the roller and frame may be raised to permit of 4the passage-ofthe end of the ribbon through seid rollers 'and in a position to be acted upon by said rollers in preparing the machine for use. i

i A consecv tive visible counter41, upon which' lsleeve. (See Fig. 6. 43 is an ad jacent ratchetwiiccl. Said spring is coiled around the sleeve wheel fixed to the shaft 29 und movable ,from` the smaller ratchet-whim 42 through ii pawi 44:, the latter being carried on the rntchetwheel 43 and maintained incngagoment with the smaller ratchet-wheel l2 yhy menne of-a 7g spring 4.3; (Sec Fig. 4.) ln the rotation cf the ratchet-wheel 3 the pu-wl i6 is tripped, said puwl having n spring conmctionT and carrying on one end n bell-hammer 48, which i strikes bell 49, thusgving an auricular indi;-

cation of cach operation of issuing and recordinga tickctor transfer; 51) designates a transmission-gear which is tixcd to the ratchetwhecl 43 und convoys motion to the visual.. counting-wheels in casing 41 through a pin- 3c ion 51, which is on the shaft of scid counters.

in the feeding of a lribbonA of printed tick# ets consecutively numbered it is obvious that 1 cach feed must be accurate in order that unir form lengths o t tickets muy bcfcd from the 85 'machine upon euch operation. Itis therefore important that et the limit of each feeding operation f the primary fccd-rollex"said roller r lhe stopped positively and not allowed to have any momentum :ifter the limit of its feeding 9o movement. In accomplishing this 'it is mb' portant that the ratchet-wheel 31 be effectually controlledfrom any over movement in the feeding operation andv from ny backward movement.` The pewl() at'the limit ofits g5 operation engagesn'. stop' or pin 5 2, which projects from a convenient portion Vof the frame,- and thus seid pinloclts the pawl in alixcd posi' ,tion with the ratchet-wheel. At the Sametime the opersting-lever lV stops against a similar loo pin 53, and the two members become liked in their relation wit-h the ratchet-wheel 31. and the latter becomes firmly locked against the slightest possible overthrow. A retainingpawl 54 engages said ratchet-wheel at he rear und Yprevents, any .possible backwert Inovement thereof. Adonbieacting spring 55 exerts pressure upon both the pawls 3() und 54 to maintain them in contact with said ratchet-l l IO 32 and is instrumental in moving the operatingflcvcr 6 to its upper position after said lcv'er has been moved downwardly to the lower limit of the slot 5. The lower portion of the casing is provided .with a suitable compartment for holding thc ribbon of tickets, which may be in the, form of a continuous roll or in the form of a package folded hack and forth.

l`We have thus far described the mechanism for issuing and recording consocntivly-mun- 12o bored tickets or 4transfers from c continuons ribbon which are imitcd ,to one particular class of tickets or a singiccompnny. ln casos `where itis necessary to issue tickets goed for more than one particular line or company or rz j tickets of different classes the ticket issuing and recording device described is multiplied to the desired extent nnd assembled in one casing vthe desired number of such devices.

1lrlhethcr the machine comprises a single 13o operation of .more than one' inver 6 ai a tiuw. Timscincics are shown in lotti-ii positions in F'g. 16 in tim rear if the friint i'tlw casing amicaux-sist. pf piatfs ,which are piruwii at thcirimi'ur gamin. f 'ln 'tim iimirrsnin uf any liitiiiinrvvwlry L vinpiirnniuru than a @matics e.

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iltirrlimninfr in carix cias-s show in' tiwl'vnnsorutirv, nnmin-rn that :iw v iirt {fu-iwi iwal in tinf iast ums issumi wmliii be mxmcr'cd "25" (assumingliiat tiiis mii ni' tickr'tb or tranni'rrs lit-ran with .\'u. iiami cunsequcntiy iwi-nity in this pariivuiarriass ivm-n lss-nml.

tito t'ntai-mlnter nmuiwrsaiui tiw mnscrutirr numlnzrs of sucia cias-ua of tic-.insta ur transit-rs,

total-'printing counter is cmuiiimai in tim machine itwiii be than nccesmrytn make a rrcord'of tim consrcntirc numbers fui-tim beginning f cnzil special class (if tir-kots or tran fers and tu takr n printrii ri-curii from tine tn- `tfiiprinting counters ai. thc imgnnng of tin 6o runnand` for tiw iiniii if nach half-trip or fur any intermittent period of timm-wimn an mpremiati is takenfrom tim tomi-printing connters, thc'totai number of tickets-,nr transti-.rs isucii in :iii tiw'ciasses can iiyromparison im determined at (im finish of n run or a -days c'ifniiiininrfi, as"

i wiwi: i'nri-:u-ii ruiniurtm. 'Vimrrspunsiiiiiiia' im' ail iinliriirhV iasumi in tiwr ri-.wpictiru c-iawr; ran iw iirlni'ininmi in* rairuialing: thc ripening! ami i-iuing t-niisnculirr numbers in farli spmziiin'riass ansi aanvaring tin: lumi nf i :iii in tin` tuta! nnniiwr simwirattinyl multim'. with-i1 mmprisrs a part uf. tiw inrimtiun. fdr liu-"lliurinmw minimi, 'H rlai nuxuiwr uf tinsmcrai kiwis ui iii'iivt-s urtransfiwl ifnwi ma iw iiirlvrmimwiiiymiur pitting from liir rnnswntirr mnniwrhA :if tin tiriwinm' transvi'vw4 unix. if we ari'` iimiimi in summitingfi'rmn tiw runnin-nativa n11n||wr;-: Ulliy. ii im lusiiiii* im' It 'uluillilni xiii'tingiim time` iw wah uhgagmi in srrrivr tu tain* -frnm tin' inariiiiw mw ir nim-c rniif: nr i'niiia it is niirimis that liu:

f fri-sami svi-rvtiy substituir I'nr a lillw ruiis m' i'uiiis. in Wisirii misitixrri,\\'ni1i-i in* a iis'rlnp- :iingr inlwvrn tine tuiai-vmantrr :imi-tim nim;- iwrni' livin-ts iss-urli :is ruinliiilmi frnnr tiir cmisrrntirv. minibus-s in aii tini riiiisnf 'iig-kris e fir trank-(vrs usmi- Y ihiringnii-svrimi nur hiru-intimi, wririaim i. i'na lin-iwi isuiigaiui r-inriiiui:mariiin'r, :i rinsing inn'infsuitaiiir sparc fura mini immunr riiiium of iii-levis ir tlanstvrs, nimma fur issuing.' sziiii'tirints nr transfvrs. :uni :means f m pvri'uraling wil-iz livin-l nr transfer isnmsii at, iiiitl'iui {miil Iinll'ni' tu imiilziia'iittt iiilfliiimt.

.3. in a iiriuft` issuingami rvrnriiingmaciiinu` a musing having: wmitabir spam: furacuntinimns j riiiiimi uf iiriivtwzr transfers, :means fur issth ing saiiiiiuiu'trnr transfnrs, "wams im' pci*- foraiing: vari: tirkvvt m' transiter isnnei ai.' iiif frrvnt' point.: Liwrvuf in iniiiiialr liwiiruct-iun, a iutai musi-vulirvmimting rinvii-.v tu rvcnrii iw, [nu-lia nf tiw ticifuts ur transi'rrs issued, i ami means cmn'wrmi with tine issuing' ricriccs 1 for nin-rating tin cumming iinrice.

Ii, ina tiijiuli issning'ami rui-onlingmaciiinv, i im'iins furlfmaiing invierta nr transfvrs frmn a i-mrtimmus riiiinm. :uni mmm fur |w.rf0ral,ing :it iiiii'rrilli minis tin-iirvifiinn itniiualrli tlpnli ravit tir-krt urlramivr prinr'tnrairil issuance. i -L inatiriu-t, iasning'ami rtw-vrsiinifmaciiime, a primary fumi-ruil mmsisliiig ni' :1 u viiiiririrai suri'ar-v with tfmtimi nrsrrratmi xiisiisat suit.-

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l l A l pum-ii iin*4 fiiifntini ineiiirrtmi nnnn saiii iick- Y or if tito visliiic cuantas' :sunniti-ri am! tim i c-ts ur transfiera, an upm-ating-i=rur acting non saiii pcriuratnr in ils imrmrarii murcmvnt tu lwrfurati: tin; tick-vt or transfer, anti :ir-ting: mmh tin? primary fumi-ruiirr in iiupwr niort-munt tu fccii tin, tiviccts ur transfers.

I. AInaticiwt issningami ruroriiingnnmiiine` a primar;- fitai-rnii-n miams fur [mrinrating tirl tit-kuis prior tu nach issuance, Aan operating-hiver acting upon tim |wrfmating mechi :mism in tim initial Stroke uf miti inver.. ami acl im: mum tiw i'rriiingmccilanism in tim iinal i murrincnt ihr-reni' and nii-ans for shifting said I perfgrating mcciianlsin iaraiiy.

6. In aticket issuingand recording machine, the combination with sensing adapted to conmin e continuous ribbon of tickets o r transfers, issuing mechanism to feed said tickets or transfers a perforator to punch said tickets or transfers, an operating-lever4 acting upon said perforator in its initial stroke, und

.acting upon the issuingmechanism in its linel movement, n. counter to register each ticket or transfer issued, and printing devices for takingstatements showing the number of tickets or transfers issued and the day and month upon which the statement is taken.

7. In aticket issuingund recording machine, a casing having suitable spa/ceto contain an endless ribbon of transfers or tickets, means for feeding said transfers or tickets, a per forator, means foi-'moving said perforutor luterelly,`and printingdevices for tinkingstate ments showing the work of the machine for any given period.

8; In n ticket issuing and recording machine,

' a primary feeding-roller, un operating-lever,

means between seid lever and seid feed-roller for imparting intermittent movement to said roller, stop devicesto positively stop seid feedrollcr nt the termination of its feeding move, ments, e consecutive counter, ineens interposed between said counter and seid lcver for operating the counter in each feeding opere tion, aseries of counter printing-wheels, means between said counter printing-wheels and seid lever whereby seid wheels are moved during each movement of said lever, and a'direction-printing wheel also operated from seid lever.

9, Inaticketissningnndrecordingmeehine, feeding-rollers, a perforating device, e main operating-lever, andnieans interposed bctween said lever and said perfornting device for actuating said device in one `movement, of.

the lever, and means interposed between said lever and sind feed-roll for actuating the feedroll in the other movementof sind lever.

tickets or-transfers from continuons ribbons of consecntrely-numbered tickets or trainsfers, a, single total-counter to record the tickets ortlansferso nil of said devices, menus for perforiiting the direction upon each ticket or vtransfer, counter printing-wheels actuated from either of said devices to record the tot-nl tickets or t|ainsfers,adi motion-printing wheel, and menus interposed betwecnsaid directionprinting wheel and the :nouns for perforeting the direction upon the tickets or transfers, and whereby said direction-printing wheel is moved to a position to print said direction.

i1. ln n ticket issuing und recording ma.- chine, u series of separate issuing devices euch of which issues from econtinuons roll of ticket. ortransfer ribbons, nseries ot' counting-wheels for euch of said ticket-issuing devices, und n series of total-eonnting wheels common to ell of seid issuing devices.

12. ln e ticket issuing and recording inachine, a primary feeding-roller, en operatinglcver, means interposed between said leverand said feed-roller for imparting intermittent. movement to seid roller` slop devices adapted to positively stop said feod-roller :it the'terminartion of its feeding movement.

131 ln :i ticket issuing :ind recording ninv chine, a primary feeding-roller, an operatinglever, niennsinterposcd between said lever und sind feed-roller for imparting intermittent movement to sind roller, andadirect-on-prii1t 10. ln e ticket issuing und recording nml chine, a series of ticket -issuing devices euch of' which is designed to issue n separate class of 

